60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Indie, Text-Based, Singleplayer.
Don't Forget Your Helmet is a quiet mystical romance about a lonely motorcyclist, a strange girl who knows too much about endings, and the small human choices that can change the shape of tomorrow.
The Psychiatrist: Major Depression
In this kafkaesque, linear and short kinetic visual novel you will be a psychiatrist and will read treatment of a patient diagnosed with major depression.
Ämäränth : The Last Day of My Adolescence
The story of a young graduate witnessing the twilight of his world.
In this kafkaesque, linear and short kinetic visual novel you will be a psychiatrist and will read treatment of a patient diagnosed with major depression.
Why similar: Text-Based 30%, Casual 19.9%, Psychological 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Emotional 7.9%
The story of a young graduate witnessing the twilight of his world.
Why similar: Text-Based 28.6%, Visual Novel 26%, Supernatural 22.2%, Casual 10.9%, Mystery 9.6%
Challenge fate in this psychological visual novel about a juvenile psych ward patient who discovers a book that can predict the future.
Why similar: Psychological 19.1%, Text-Based 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Dark 11.4%, Supernatural 8.6%
Wake up, watch tv, make a cup of cofffee and try to bear your own meaningless existence.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.4%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Psychological 14.6%, Dark 13.8%, Casual 9.1%
A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.
Why similar: Text-Based 24.5%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Psychological 14.2%, Romance 13.8%, Emotional 7.5%
POV: You are Hitler’s psychologist in 1925. Diagnose his complexes by using both Jungian and Freudian psychotherapy and attempt to heal him. Resolve Hitler's trauma and prevent catastrophe via therapy and psychology. Succeed and avoid the war and holocaust.
Why similar: Text-Based 30.8%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Psychological 18.1%, Casual 17.9%, Mystery 7.6%
A visual novel about death.
Why similar: Text-Based 33.3%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Psychological 15.8%, Relaxing 10%, Casual 8.4%
High school student Hiroyuki Nasukawa, whose father is a piano tuner, aspires to become a respectable adult. Yet he resorts to cheating on a test. Unsurprisingly, he gets caught. The punishment imposed on him was unexpectedly, “Please repair the school's piano.”
Why similar: Text-Based 34.2%, Visual Novel 26.6%, Psychological 11.1%, Romance 9.3%, Emotional 6.8%
A short, atmospheric pixel-art story about the late-night moment when a father sees his own mistakes and remembers what really matters. Inspired by a classic essay on fatherhood. A quiet experience in a single sitting — for anyone who's ever thought, "what if I'd done things differently…"
Why similar: Text-Based 35.9%, Visual Novel 29.7%, Casual 11.6%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Emotional 7.6%
"How easily can a life fall apart? Kihaven invites you to a dark confrontation behind the monotony. In this traumatic, psychological, and drama-filled visual novel, uncover the truth hidden on the dusty shelves of the past. Every day is a new piece of a shattered life."
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Psychological 16.8%, Casual 16.7%, Text-Based 15.7%, Dark 12.7%
For 20 years, she lived with depression. Now, she's strong enough to name what happened: a social murder. This is a visual essay—not a game—with over 400 illustrations about grief, guilt, and survival in a collapsing meritocracy.
Why similar: Text-Based 28.1%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Psychological 18.7%, Dark 12.4%, Emotional 9%
Fairy Deer is a kinetic thriller visual novel. Make your way deep into the terrifying Forest in search of the sole pathway to happiness—the mythical Fairy Deer.
Why similar: Text-Based 34.4%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Casual 12.5%, Supernatural 9.9%, Dark 9.7%
"AQK" is a job interview simulation game where you, a job seeker, face off against a series of eccentric interviewers in pursuit of that coveted job offer.
Why similar: Text-Based 43.3%, Visual Novel 33.7%, Casual 19.1%, Indie 2.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
After the death of her parents, Eloise is forced to live with her uncle. Though she’s reluctant to the idea, she soon finds out that it’s not nearly as bad as she had envisioned. That is, until she found a weird note concerning her parents’ deaths next to the garbage bin.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, Psychological 29.4%, Casual 20.3%, Mystery 10.9%, Indie 7.2%
A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Text-Based 22.1%, Dark 14.8%, Psychological 13.3%, Casual 9.7%
You are a censor in a nameless war, blacking out the letters of two lovers who have never met. Their whole romance lives on paper — so every word you strike is struck from the love itself. Then the letters begin, impossibly, to answer your pen. A melancholy epistolary romance. Six endings.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.9%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Romance 15.8%, Mystery 8.1%, Psychological 7.4%
A haunting gothic romance set in the 19th century. Follow Meike, a young woman from an impoverished noble family, as she’s swept off her feet by the mysterious Magdalena: a vampire who possesses a dark secret.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.9%, Psychological 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Supernatural 10.9%, Romance 10.1%
“A meteorite will fall in three days. That's why I want to commit suicide proactively before then.” The girl who told me this upon our first meeting was someone I encountered on the school rooftop—a place that should have been off-limits.
Why similar: Text-Based 45.3%, Visual Novel 33%, Romance 9.7%, Atmospheric 5.9%, Indie 4.6%
You, With Me is set mainly in Singapore of an expat couple who had the perfect plan, a perfect getaway for the holidays. However, everything is turned into dust as news come out of the main character's illness. Truly, will pretending that everything is normal give you a sense of normalcy?
Why similar: Text-Based 34.2%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Emotional 10.9%, Dark 10.5%, Casual 9.1%
Do you love me now?
Why similar: Psychological 32.9%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Romance 12.3%, Casual 11.1%, Atmospheric 9.1%
“Going against the grain is just another form of rebellion.” That's what high school student Yuta Nozaki believes, living by the principle of following the trend. Through his classmate Misaki Miyoshi, who constantly goes against the grain, Yuta begins to confront his true feelings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Text-Based 15.8%, Romance 11.1%, Psychological 10.9%, Emotional 10%
«Separator» is a short nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, inspired by modern occultism and beliefs surrounding mysticism.
Why similar: Psychological 21.3%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Text-Based 15.6%, Supernatural 13.8%, Dark 12.6%
Before the streams and before anyone knew her name, there was only Miki. Explore the hidden origins of TheMikiKomori in an atmospheric visual novel about loneliness, identity, and the strange mysteries pulling her toward an uncertain future beneath the digital sea.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Casual 21.2%, Text-Based 20.4%, Dark 17.9%, Emotional 8.9%
Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Text-Based 17.5%, Supernatural 17.4%, Dark 13.8%, Psychological 11.8%
The Apple Tree is an interactive story in the genre of a visual novel. Investigate a series of murders together with police Captain Christian Tyler and try not to fall into the trap of criminals!
Why similar: Psychological 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Romance 13.1%, Dark 12.6%, Text-Based 11.9%
TOAisNEWLAND is a romance simulation where a shipwrecked protagonist and the amnesiac girl Toa build a bond on a deserted island. Through resource gathering, shelter building, and cooking, their relationship deepens. Face natural threats and unknown dangers together and explore multiple endings.
Why similar: Text-Based 26.2%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Supernatural 16.7%, Romance 13.2%, Relaxing 7.4%
Lost in a forgotten mountain village, Itsuki and his companions must uncover the truth behind an ancient legend before the village’s mysterious influence consumes them. A psychological horror steeped in prewar Japanese folklore.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.3%, Text-Based 22.7%, Casual 17.5%, Dark 10.8%, Supernatural 10.3%
Samael suffers from delusions. He feels lost until he encounters a priest one day. The priest is the only person in the world who makes him feel at peace. This, however, slowly turns into an obsession. Will Samael learn how to love properly or will he fall into a path of darkness? You decide.
Why similar: Text-Based 26%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Psychological 13.5%, Dark 13.5%, Casual 10.7%
Three brothers come back to the house of a father none of them loves: one for the money, one for the truth, one to save them all. Something terrible is about to happen here. Dostoevsky's whole novel, word for word.
Why similar: Text-Based 22%, Psychological 19.1%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Romance 11%, Dark 9.1%
A short visual novel about queer love and art. Follow Maya, a once-celebrated painter now paralyzed, as she struggles to accept her new reality and its effects on her relationship. Argue with your Prefrontal Cortex, insult an art critic, befriend the elderly.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.9%, Visual Novel 19%, Psychological 18.5%, Romance 13.7%, Emotional 9%
Interactive anime adventure in visual novel format!
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Text-Based 21.5%, Psychological 15.3%, Romance 12.4%, Casual 10.3%
"How about a drink?" In this heartwarming, conversation-driven visual novel, you step into the role of the leader of a hot spring drinking club. You'll help its colorful members navigate personal troubles, sometimes with the aid of a drink or two, and see their challenges through to resolution.
Why similar: Text-Based 30.9%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Psychological 12.2%, Casual 9.5%, Relaxing 9.1%
Amy receives an invitation to a group chat set up by some of her former classmates. Its purpose is to reconnect after all these years. But soon more and more disturbing facts about Amy's classmates are revealed, and Amy begins to fear that the people she's texting with may not be what they seem.
Why similar: Text-Based 29.6%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Supernatural 14.4%, Dark 14.1%, Atmospheric 9.5%
A chilling mix of horror and pleasure— A short horror x femdom ADV where the “White Woman” approaches from the phone booth. Includes skin variations (pale, tan, blue) and full voice. All erotic scenes are non-reversible. Optional gag mode for those afraid of horror!
Why similar: Text-Based 33.3%, Visual Novel 23%, Dark 13.6%, Casual 9.7%, Emotional 7.7%
Welcome to Jessica’s Choices – Series of Events. In this multiple-choice visual novel, you choose what happens. Out of the five possible starting points, she could be a student, looking for a new job, tangled up in a mess of revenge, a criminal defence attorney or going to the gym.
Why similar: Text-Based 39.5%, Visual Novel 31.5%, Dark 16%, Casual 9.9%, Indie 2.3%
An otome game that isn't quite otome — or simply, a visual novel. About dreams, writing, and death."You" are discharged from the hospital, with a plan: who to seek, who to deceive, every moment mapped out. But so does everyone else. Please be sure to read the content guide and notes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.7%, Text-Based 15.1%, Casual 9.1%, Dark 8.2%, Atmospheric 4.8%
A dark visual novel about a young prince's unhealthy infatuation with his nursemaid, and his misguided attempts to win her heart.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Text-Based 21.7%, Psychological 18.1%, Dark 15.4%, Romance 12.3%
Guile Murdoch is ready to start his second university attempt at the admittedly strange Yumi University. Through chance encounters with various men, he is forced into a self discovery journey to prove he is NOT INTO ANY OF THEM IN THE SLIGHTEST!!!! AND HE'S TOTALLY NOT GAY!
Why similar: Text-Based 36.6%, Visual Novel 26.6%, Romance 18.2%, Casual 15.4%, Indie 2.3%
Veronica doesn't believe in mysticism, but the unexplained events that occur after she loses her job will make her change her mind forever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Supernatural 18.8%, Text-Based 17.9%, Dark 12.6%, Romance 12.5%
A short story about a difficult day at work and a painful breakup that lingers; about depression, anxiety, and how they can lead to eating disorders. Do you know how many calories are in a muffin? Are you ready for what the answer implies?
Why similar: Text-Based 31.5%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Psychological 16.8%, Dark 15.9%, Emotional 4.7%
Lisa is here to listen. Choose what’s on your mind, and she’ll help you see things differently. This visual novel is a cozy space where you can relax, get support, and hear kind words. Sometimes, all you need is someone who truly understands.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Casual 15.9%, Relaxing 14.9%, Text-Based 14.9%, Emotional 13.3%
One day, as he is walking through this bustling city of monotony, moving through the crowds of people all dressed exactly the same... Something actually stands out—a girl dressed in a traditional school uniform from ages past…
Why similar: Text-Based 40.1%, Visual Novel 32.6%, Casual 23.3%, Indie 2.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Connect with four occult enthusiasts (and possibly sell your soul) in this macabre LGBTQ+ horror visual novel/interface drama dating sim.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.4%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Psychological 15.4%, Supernatural 15.2%, Romance 11.9%
Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.1%, Text-Based 34%, Casual 15%, Dark 13.4%, Indie 2.6%
All girls can transform with candy. A short branching visual novel about a mysterious candy shop and the girls who go there. What candy will you choose?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Psychological 21.5%, Text-Based 19.7%, Dark 16.3%, Atmospheric 10.3%
A dark yuri visual novel about a girl so terrified of being alone she will stop at nothing to ensure her loved ones can never leave her.
Why similar: Text-Based 24.9%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Psychological 15.1%, Dark 12.2%, Casual 9.9%
This is a romantic furry visual novel. Interact with the girls, explore beautiful places and find the way to cure your childhood friend!
Why similar: Text-Based 36.5%, Visual Novel 27.1%, Casual 14.1%, Romance 9.5%, Atmospheric 6.5%
A mysterious senpai. A serial murder case that has taken the world by storm. And a giant, shadowy fish swimming at my feet... What if all of them are connected and surround me like a circle? What should I do?
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.8%, Text-Based 23.9%, Romance 17.5%, Relaxing 10.3%, Emotional 6.4%
A haunting horror story set in an isolated abbey. Jeanne, a naïve young nun, struggles to save her lover, the angelic Sister Séraphine, from a wasting disease which has ravaged their home - but what is Jeanne prepared to sacrifice for Séraphine's sake?
Why similar: Text-Based 23.9%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Dark 12.1%, Psychological 11.6%, Casual 8.5%
A visual novel about a bunny girl, her boyfriend and a rabbit named Tonya
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Psychological 24.8%, Romance 18.4%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Casual 7.7%
The Tenth Minute is a short narrative game told through chat and novel-style reading. Revisit a school-day memory shaped by unspoken feelings, misaligned memories, and belated understanding between three people. A youthful story with light psychological mystery, complete in around 2 hours.
Why similar: Text-Based 29.9%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Psychological 17.9%, Emotional 6.9%, Mystery 6.8%
A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late at night, where she meets an enchanting femme fatale — but all is not as it seems.
Why similar: Text-Based 28.4%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Dark 13.8%, Casual 10.5%, Romance 9.8%
"Don't you want to experience a love like that some day?" As dreary days roll by, who should appear before Tokiha Sai but Emiya Hanabi, his childhood friend and first love, who he had alienated long ago. That is the start of a day that seems like a dream.
Why similar: Text-Based 35.3%, Visual Novel 28.8%, Romance 21.6%, Casual 13.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Lost in the woods. Alone in the dark. And hunted by a killer. Step into the shoes of one woman as she navigates a web of terror and deceit to uncover the truth behind a string of disappearances.
Why similar: Text-Based 26.6%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Dark 12.3%, Casual 12.2%, Psychological 11%
鳴神学園初等部六年六組は、選ばれた者たちが集う特殊なクラス。 そこに一人の転校生がやってきた。 何やら曰くがありそうなその転校生に、クラスメイト達は学園にまつわる怪談を語り始める。 そして六年六組は巨大な怪異に飲み込まれていく…
Why similar: Text-Based 37%, Visual Novel 26.9%, Psychological 18.5%, Mystery 9.4%, Emotional 7.4%
Beyond Good and Evil: What Will You Choose in This Ambiguity? Kurotōtō is a multi-ending adventure game that questions the realm beyond good and evil. Its compact length lets you experience the bleak aspects of modern society and make nerve-wracking scenario choices. What ending will you reach?
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, Psychological 21%, Text-Based 19.4%, Dark 13.8%, Casual 13.1%
A claustrophobic psychological mystery visual novel. On their high school graduation day, an anonymous message draws five friends back to their empty middle school. The doors won't open, and their memories refuse to agree. A complete 1-2 hour story with three endings, built to be read twice.
Why similar: Text-Based 36.2%, Visual Novel 28.1%, Dark 14.8%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Mystery 7.8%
幽霊のために、何ができるの
Why similar: Text-Based 47.3%, Visual Novel 36.7%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Singleplayer 2.3%
"Long time no see. You've grown up a lot." 10 years ago, a lover who left me in an accident appeared as a ghost. Can we undo the belated regret?
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Text-Based 21.8%, Romance 15.8%, Emotional 11.5%, Atmospheric 10%
Anxiety Puppy is a 2D interactive narrative game that focuses on anxiety. In the game, anxiety is personified as a little puppy. Players will explore its story and try to coexist with it. Go find its traces and give it a hug.
Why similar: Text-Based 31.4%, Psychological 20.9%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Casual 10.8%, Emotional 8.9%
